Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019

Report of the highlights of the session, summarizing proposals that were approved and not approved, and including arguments for and against each.
Date: December 18, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities (open access)

New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities

Report providing information on the function and composition of statutory state agencies, interagency panels, advisory committees, and other state governmental entities that have been created, renamed, or eliminated by the Texas legislature.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Enactments (open access)

Summary of Enactments

Document providing summaries of all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2019 Regular Session, from January 8 through May 27.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019

Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
Date: September 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Fall 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Fall 2019

Newsletter of Art Fierro for his constituents in district 79 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on public education, higher education, student mental health reform, authored legislation, and other related things from the 86th legislative session.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Fierro, Peter Arthur
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2019

Newsletter of John Frullo for his constituents in district 84 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on higher education, property tax and school finance reform, teacher retirement system reforms, combating human trafficking, second amendment rights, border security, and limiting government; it also includes a Texas constitutional amendment voters guide and information on legislation passed into law by Frullo during the 86th session.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Frullo, John Michael
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual for Joint Committees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Committees

Report covering budget submission, approval, and account administration; staffing issues and contracts; administrative support, including the handling of telephones, supplies and purchasing, duplication and printing, mail and messenger service, and travel; issues relating to committee proceedings, including meetings and committee's final reports; as well as examples of forms used in committee account administration.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset in Texas: 2019 (open access)

Sunset in Texas: 2019

Report providing an overview of sunset reviews that happened during the 2018-2019 biennium, including background information about the process, specific impacts of those reviews, and future reviews listed by scheduling and by agency.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

{{{Annotated}}} Text of the Texas law/s related to unemployment, including such topics as the definition of employment and wages, various federal funds, reimbursements, benefits, claims, lost or misplaced warrants, and vocational rehabilitation services, as well as information about various programs and divisions in place
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019

Report containing an explanation of the process by which constitutional amendments are adopted and information on the proposed 2019 amendments, including a background, analysis, and arguments for and against each proposal.
Date: August 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 5, August 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 5, August 2019

Newsletter of Art Fierro for his constituents in district 79 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on public education reforms and other actions, such as bills signed by the Governor, from the 86th Legislative session.
Date: August 16, 2019
Creator: Fierro, Peter Arthur
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election

The ten joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Texas state constitution offered for approval by Texas voters in the November 5, 2019, election ballot. Includes the ballot language, an analysis of each proposed amendment, and the text of the joint resolution proposing the amendment. Each analysis includes background information and a summary of comments made during the legislative process about the proposed constitutional amendments by supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election

Analysis of the ten proposed constitutional amendments put up for a vote at the November 5, 2019, Election. Includes a brief summary and analysis of each proposed amendment, as well as comments by both supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 3, July 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 3, July 2019

Newsletter of Art Fierro for his constituents in district 79 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on mental health, school safety, and other actions, such as bills signed by the Governor, from the 86th legislative session.
Date: July 25, 2019
Creator: Fierro, Peter Arthur
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 2, July 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 2, July 2019

Newsletter of Art Fierro for his constituents in district 79 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the 86th Legislative Session, including bills signed signed by the Governor and other actions.
Date: July 11, 2019
Creator: Fierro, Peter Arthur
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1353 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1353

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives general Appropriations Bill.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 51 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 51

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation and promulgation of certain standard forms for statewide use in criminal actions.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 69, Chapter 1349 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 69, Chapter 1349

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease after a tenant's death.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 70 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 70

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a strategic plan goal by the Department of Agriculture to prevent crop diseases and plant pests in this state.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 93 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 93

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 98, Chapter 1354 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 98, Chapter 1354

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 101, Chapter 1355 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 101, Chapter 1355

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false caller identification information display.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 109 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 109

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the operation of open-enrollment charter schools on Memorial Day.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 170, Chapter 1356 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 170, Chapter 1356

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History